{"product_id":"imagining-the-miraculous-anna-russakoff-9780888442154","title":"Imagining the Miraculous: Miraculous Images of the Virgin Mary in French Illuminated Manuscripts, Ca. 1250-Ca. 1450","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book about miraculous images of the Virgin Mary (be they icons, sculptures, altarpieces, or reliquaries) but about their representations in French illuminated manuscripts from ca. 1250 to ca. 1450. Most of these depictions of the Virgin Mary cannot be identified even tangentially with particular surviving images (such as the Virgins of Rocamadour, Soissons, Chartres, and Laon). Rather, these illustrations point to the ubiquity of local miraculous Marian images in devotional practices from the thirteenth to the fifteenth century in French-speaking regions. This book analyzes depictions of material images and the animated miracles they perform, and traces their evolution from the earliest narratives of Marian miracles written in Old French to texts and images produced at the Burgundian court of the late Middle Ages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning with the most extensive compilation of Gautier de Coinci's \u003ci\u003eMiracles de Nostre Dame\u003c\/i\u003e, the study then examines lesser-known anonymous works such as the \u003ci\u003eVie des Peres\u003c\/i\u003e and encyclopedic collections including the French version of Vincent of Beauvais' \u003ci\u003eSpeculum historiale\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eCi nous dit\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as a theatrical production of the \u003ci\u003eMiracles de Nostre Dame par personnages\u003c\/i\u003e, before concluding with the prose rendering of the \u003ci\u003eMiracles\u003c\/i\u003e by Jean Mielot.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eImagining the Miraculous\u003c\/i\u003e explores the ways in which these works depict physical images, such as panel paintings and sculptures, on the manuscript page. Each chapter provides a detailed iconographical analysis of the miniatures and the diverse techniques of visual narrative they harness, serving also to show how attentive reading of their reception can help us understand how the miniatures themselves might have led viewers to imagine the miraculous moment when an image comes to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna Russakoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0888442157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780888442154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PIMS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Anna Russakoff","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072873230591,"sku":"9780888442154","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c61c98c9-f632-4063-a06e-189918c60ab0.jpg?v=1685444439","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/imagining-the-miraculous-anna-russakoff-9780888442154","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}